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It was there . fore , no doubt , in the exercise of a pi . us concern for the honor and
glory of God , and a tender respect to the best interests of his fellow men , that this
devout and learned writer undertook the following work . “ May the father of ...
It was there . fore , no doubt , in the exercise of a pi . us concern for the honor and
glory of God , and a tender respect to the best interests of his fellow men , that this
devout and learned writer undertook the following work . “ May the father of ...
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That which God had primarily in view in creating , and the original ordination of
the world , must be constantly kept in view , and have a governing influence in all
God ' s works , or with respect to every thing that he does towards his creatures .
That which God had primarily in view in creating , and the original ordination of
the world , must be constantly kept in view , and have a governing influence in all
God ' s works , or with respect to every thing that he does towards his creatures .
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Now , if the creature receives its all from God entirely and perfectly , how is it
possible that it should have any thing to add to God , to make him in any respect
more than he was before , and so the Creator become dependent on the creature
?
Now , if the creature receives its all from God entirely and perfectly , how is it
possible that it should have any thing to add to God , to make him in any respect
more than he was before , and so the Creator become dependent on the creature
?
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That if God himself be in any respect properly capable of being his own end in
the creation of the world , then it is reasonable to suppose that he had respect to
himself as his last and highest end in this work ; because he is worthy in himself
to ...
That if God himself be in any respect properly capable of being his own end in
the creation of the world , then it is reasonable to suppose that he had respect to
himself as his last and highest end in this work ; because he is worthy in himself
to ...
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chiefly consist in a respect or regard to himself infinitely above his regard to all
other beings : Or , in other words , his holiness consists in this . And if it be thus fit
that God should have a supreme regard to himself , then it is fit that this supreme
...
chiefly consist in a respect or regard to himself infinitely above his regard to all
other beings : Or , in other words , his holiness consists in this . And if it be thus fit
that God should have a supreme regard to himself , then it is fit that this supreme
...
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| Title | The Works of President Edwards ..., Volume 6 American culture series, Reel 495.6-496.1 Issue 14925 of Early American imprints The Works of President Edwards, Jonathan Edwards |
| Author | Jonathan Edwards |
| Editor | Samuel Austin |
| Publisher | Isaac Sturtevant, Printer, 1809 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 May 2008 |
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